{"id":2169095,"date":"2024-02-06T12:15:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T17:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-labels-warned-third-party-bid-could-cause-constitutional-crisis-and-force-the-house-to-decide-the-election\/"},"modified":"2024-02-06T12:18:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T17:18:21","slug":"no-labels-warned-third-party-bid-could-cause-constitutional-crisis-and-force-the-house-to-decide-the-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-labels-warned-third-party-bid-could-cause-constitutional-crisis-and-force-the-house-to-decide-the-election\/","title":{"rendered":"No Labels cautioned that a third-party bid may lead to a &#8216;constitutional crisis&#8217; and require the House to determine the election"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">42<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fno-labels-warned-third-party-bid-could-cause-constitutional-crisis-and-force-the-house-to-decide-the-election%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2169095&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Bipartisan Warning to \u200dNo Labels: Unity Ticket \u2062Campaign Could Lead to\u200b Contingent Election<\/h2>\n<p>A\u200b group of former national lawmakers from both\u2063 sides of the aisle\u2062 is cautioning No Labels against \u200cits third-party unity \u200dticket campaign, raising concerns that it could\u2064 result in a contingent election and potentially hand the\u2064 2024 election\u200d to the Republican-led House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<p>The possibility\u2064 of a contingent election, \u2063where no presidential candidate receives a majority, has \u2062sparked worry among legislators and political groups. In \u200dsuch\u2064 a scenario, the House would \u200dhold \u2064a special vote to select the president, while the Senate \u200dwould elect the vice\u200c president.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats and groups like Third Way have expressed alarm that a contingent \u200belection \u200bwould likely lead to the election of former President Donald Trump, given the Republicans&#8217; advantage in the House.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Former Lawmakers Warn of\u2064 Constitutional Crisis<\/h3>\n<p>In a letter\u2064 obtained by Axios, former \u200dSenators Doug Jones (Democrat) and Jack Danforth (Republican), along \u2064with former Democratic House Majority \u200dLeader Richard Gephardt, wrote \u200bto No Labels, cautioning against their pursuit of ballot \u200baccess in all 50 states. They\u2062 emphasized that a\u2062 No\u2062 Labels presidential ticket \u2064could trigger a constitutional\u200b crisis by initiating a contingent election.<\/p>\n<p>The former lawmakers highlighted the potential \u200cfor biased rules\u200d favoring the party with a narrow \u2064majority in the House,\u2063 even\u2062 if the voters\u2062 clearly preferred another candidate. They described a contingent election\u2062 as calamitous.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Contingent elections\u200d are rare in U.S. history. The House determined the presidential election \u2062in 1824,\u200b electing John Quincy \u2064Adams,\u200c while the \u200cSenate selected the vice president in 1837, choosing Richard Mentor Johnson. However, these instances were not due to a third party but rather the failure to secure\u2062 a majority \u200cin Adams&#8217;s case and the lack of support from electors in Johnson&#8217;s case.<\/p>\n<p>Third-party campaigns have had little success in preventing electoral vote deadlocks. Strom Thurmond&#8217;s Dixiecrat candidacy in \u20621948 and George Wallace&#8217;s American Independent candidacy \u200bin\u200d 1968 \u2062did \u2063not\u200b prevent Harry Truman \u200dor\u2062 Richard\u200d Nixon from securing a majority\u2062 in\u2062 the Electoral College.<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming 2024 election is shaping up to be a rematch between \u200cTrump and President Joe Biden, a contest that a majority of voters\u2063 have\u2062 expressed they do not want. No Labels plans to announce\u2062 whether it will launch a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-labels-says-it-will-pull-out-of-contests-if-biden-pulls-away-from-trump\/\" title=\"No Labels to withdraw from contests if Biden distances from Trump.\">unity presidential ticket<\/a> to challenge both \u200dthe incumbent and former president by mid-March.<\/p>\n<p>No Labels \u200bhas clarified\u2064 that\u200b its participation in \u200b2024 depends on the nominees\u2064 and that it would abandon its unity ticket bid if \u2063it did not see a path to victory.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>No Labels&#8217; Ballot\u200c Access Campaign and Legal Challenges<\/h3>\n<p>No Labels has been working to secure ballot access in multiple states. The group has already achieved access in\u2062 at\u200c least 14 states and\u200b aims to be on\u200d the ballot in 32 states by\u200c 2024. Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/washington-examiners-sarah-bedford-says-democrats-want-menendez-to-resign-due-to-reelection-chances\/\" title=\"Democrats are urging Menendez to step down to improve their chances of winning reelection, according to Sarah Bedford of the Washington Examiner.\">facing \u200dlegal challenges<\/a> from Democratic-aligned groups accusing them of misusing\u2062 their nonprofit status and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amid-ethics-scandal-bidens-favorite-super-pac-taps-white-house-staffers-for-ad-blitz\/\" title=\"Biden's preferred Super PAC enlists White House staff for ad campaign amidst ethics controversy.\">violating\u2062 campaign finance laws<\/a>, No Labels remains undeterred.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers for No \u200bLabels\u2062 have\u2064 dismissed these\u200c accusations as baseless and dangerous \u200bto voters, emphasizing that the organization&#8217;s primary concern is ensuring voters have a broader\u2063 choice beyond \u200bthe two\u200d major parties.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>While the road ahead\u2062 may be challenging, No Labels is confident \u2063in its ability to compete in \u2063all 50 states with a\u200b unity \u200bticket. The group\u2064 believes that offering voters an alternative choice is crucial, even\u200d in the face\u200d of\u2064 legal obstacles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">Click here<\/a> to \u2062read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What concerns are raised about the power of\u200d the House to determine the outcome of a\u200b unity ticket campaign, and how could this favor one political party over another<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Unity ticket campaign like the\u200b one proposed by No Labels. \u2063The concern arises from the potential for a\u2063 fragmented\u2062 electorate \u200dand the power of the House to \u2062determine the outcome.<\/p>\n<p>The letter from the former lawmakers also highlighted the importance of maintaining the\u200b integrity of the democratic process. They argued that a\u200b contingent \u200celection would undermine the \u2064will of the people and \u200ccould lead to\u2064 a loss of faith in the electoral system. They urged No Labels to consider the potential consequences\u2063 of their campaign and the potential damage\u200b it could do to the democratic process.<\/p>\n<p>No Labels, a political organization dedicated\u2063 to promoting bipartisanship, has faced criticism before for its approach. \u2062Critics argue that the organization&#8217;s efforts to bridge the gap between Democrats and Republicans may inadvertently give more power to the\u2062 Republican \u200dParty, which currently holds\u2064 the\u200b majority in the House. The \u2063concern is that \u200da contingent election could result in a Republican president being selected,\u200b even if the majority\u200c of\u2062 voters preferred a different candidate.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of\u200d the No Labels campaign argue that it is necessary to break the gridlock and divisions in American politics. They believe\u200b that a unity ticket could offer a \u2062viable alternative to the two-party system\u2062 and provide\u2063 a voice\u2064 for those who feel marginalized\u2062 by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-doomed-two-gop-candidates-join-trump-in-demolishing-joe-in-general-election\/\" title=\"Biden's Fate Sealed: Two GOP Candidates Unite with Trump to Crush Joe in Election\">current \u2062political landscape<\/a>. However, the warnings from the former lawmakers\u2062 serve as a reminder that such efforts must be carefully considered\u200c to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congresswoman-introduces-bill-to-criminalize-deepfakes\/\" title=\"Congresswoman proposes law to make Deepfakes illegal.\">avoid unintended \u2064consequences<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2064 conclusion, a group of former national lawmakers is cautioning No Labels against their unity ticket campaign, citing concerns over\u200c the\u2063 possibility\u2063 of \u2063a contingent election. While supporters of the campaign believe it \u200boffers\u2062 a solution to the partisan \u200dgridlock in American politics, \u200bopponents argue that it could result in a Republican \u200dpresident being\u200b selected, regardless of the voters&#8217; preferences. The warnings from \u200bthe former lawmakers serve as a \u2062reminder of the potential risks and consequences of third-party campaigns, \u2063and the need to carefully consider their impact\u200d on the democratic process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bipartisan group of ex-lawmakers cautions No Labels against its third-party unity ticket campaign, fearing it may result in a Republican-led House vote for the 2024 election. 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